The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 2018
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
8:00 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1182
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 290.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.29° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.65° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.